vitriol vs acid

acid vs vitriol

vitriol and acid both are nouns.

vitriol is not an adjective while acid is an adjective.

vitriol is a verb but acid is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vitriol	Yes	No	Yes	No
acid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, acid is a hypernym of vitriol; that is, acid is a word with a broader meaning than vitriol:

vitriol: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
acid: any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

vitriol (noun)	acid (noun)
abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will	street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry	any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

vitriol (adjective)	acid (adjective)
	having the characteristics of an acid
	being sour to the taste
	harsh or corrosive in tone

vitriol (verb)	acid (verb)
subject to bitter verbal abuse
expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

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